Anderson, IA is a small town in Iowa with a population of about 400 people. Despite its size, the political scene in Anderson is quite vibrant. Every four years, local citizens come out to support their chosen candidate for mayor and city council. Additionally, there are many volunteer organizations that work to promote civic engagement and understanding of local government issues. During election years, the town holds several debates between the candidates so that voters can make an informed decision when casting their ballots. Through these debates, citizens gain insight into the different opinions held by the candidates and how they plan to handle the challenges facing Anderson and its residents. As such, local politics in Anderson remain important and relevant to its citizens.
The political climate in Anderson, IA is strongly conservative.
Fremont County, IA is very conservative. In Fremont County, IA 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fremont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.0%.
Fremont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anderson, IA is strongly conservative.
Fremont County, Iowa is very conservative.
Iowa is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Anderson, Iowa: R R r r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Anderson, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $1,168 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $3,473 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)